(KAIR)--Just over seven-years in prison is the sentence handed down Monday to an Atchison woman who previously plead no contest to methamphetamine-based drug crimes in Atchison County District Court.
Sheena Kley was sentenced on charges of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with the intent to distribute, and interference with law enforcement.
Kley was also ordered to register as a drug offender for 15 years.
She pleaded no contest to the charges on January 11 of last year.
According to a release from Atchison County Attorney Sherri Becker, Kley was arrested November 19, 2019, following an investigation by the Atchison County Sheriff's Office, leading to the allegation that she was traveling to Missouri from Atchison, and returning with meth.
Following her arrest, Kley struggled with deputies when refusing to hand over what was determined to be a bag of meth. She was later accused, after being taken to the Atchison County Jail, of flushing meth down a jail toilet, with a bag containing meth crystals recovered. That happened as deputies were collecting remnants of the drug Kley spread throughout the patrol vehicle.
After she was initially charged, the coronavirus pandemic closed the court system, with Kley absconding Atchison County jurisdiction until she was arrested in Missouri and extradited to face the charges.
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